Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

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The inspectors asked.

"I remember that very clearly. It was a movie screening that only came to the village once every three months. I remember it very well. He came and showed us a movie for three hours. He was such a nice guy."

When the village chief heard that the person was Xu Damao, he also praised him highly.

Normally, they would only show one movie, but that day Xu Damao did something extraordinary – he showed them two movies.

This allowed the villagers to enjoy a wonderful movie.

"Did Comrade Xu Damao leave the village and go back immediately after the movie ended?"

The inspectors then asked.

"How could that be? He's come all this way, he should have something hot to eat before he goes back. It's cold on the road in the middle of winter, so I invited him into my house to eat some food and drink a few glasses of wine. Comrade, what has Comrade Xu Damao done wrong?"

The village chief clearly did not realize the seriousness of the situation.

"We can't go into the specifics yet. We're just here to investigate what happened that day. We've recorded everything you said, and that concludes our questioning. Thank you for your cooperation."

It was obvious that Xu Damao did come over to show a movie that night.

But after the movie ended, we ate at a fellow villager's house, and most importantly, we drank alcohol.

Therefore, all of this can be understood as Xu Damao making mistakes because of drinking.

On the way back, the effects of the alcohol caused me to spend the whole night outside in the cold, which led to the current situation.

After questioning the officers, the inspectors returned to Beijing with the written record.

I gave some instructions to the director of the film studio.

The factory manager looked at the recorded notes and fell into deep thought.

As expected, Xu Damao ultimately got himself into so much trouble.

Now, to make matters worse, the projector is completely broken.

A projector costs nearly 1000 yuan.

This isn't money their factory can just casually come up with.

Moreover, this incident has caused very serious consequences.

One incident involved a damaged projector, while the other involved Xu Damao's injury.

After thinking it over, the factory manager decided to report the news to his superiors.

Ultimately, the decision rests with the higher-ups.

The matter can be settled simply by the leader nodding or shaking his head.

As a factory manager, his job was simply to relay messages.

When the higher-ups learned the whole story, they were furious.

It's clearly a very ordinary job.

But Xu Damao created such a huge hole for us.

Fortunately, Xu Damao bears most of the responsibility for these matters.

The leaders were not implicated, and in the end, they held a small meeting to reach a consensus.

Out of goodwill, the factory decided to contribute two hundred yuan to the matter.

The money wasn't for Xu Damao's medical treatment, but rather to purchase a new projector; the remaining money was to be paid by Xu Damao himself.

Given that Xu Damao was injured, he will not be dismissed for the time being.

However, the factory will keep them on probation for two years, and if they commit another offense during that period, they will be dismissed immediately.

The factory manager was not surprised at all when he received the news; frankly, the punishment was already very lenient.

If the normal procedure is followed, Xu Damao's drinking caused him to make a mistake, resulting in damage to public property.

Not only will the government not pay these two hundred yuan, but Xu Damao will definitely have to pay for the projector outright.

And they will definitely be expelled.

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Lou Xiao'e went to the hospital, paid the fees, and then returned home dejectedly.

Lou Xiao'e didn't know what else she could do at the hospital.

Taking care of people? I'm really not good at that. I thought about it a lot when I got home.

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How should I explain the situation to my parents?

I had a falling out with my family because of my marriage, but now that something has really happened, I have to go back.

On the one hand, they can't bear to lose face.

On the other hand, Lou Xiao'e was also genuinely afraid that her parents might harden their hearts and refuse her.

So what should I do?

They couldn't just abandon Xu Damao and hastily get a divorce like this!

Just when Lou Xiao'e was at her wit's end, the factory director knocked on the door and came in.

"Miss Lou, the matter concerning Xu Damao has been thoroughly investigated, and this is the decision the factory has made regarding him."

The factory manager said calmly.

When Lou Xiao'e saw that the person who came in was the director of the film studio, she felt as if she had seen a glimmer of hope.

.... . .......

Now that Xu Damao's investigation results are out, maybe he won't have to go back to his parents and ask them for money anymore.

As long as the factory can come up with the compensation.

All we want is for Xu Damao to recover and become a normal person, even if he suffers from some hidden ailments.

"Factory manager, has the leadership decided to treat Xu Damao? I knew our factory had a human touch. How much money can the factory afford to treat Xu Damao? The hospital can't perform the surgery without money."

Lou Xiao'e asked with tears in her eyes, as if she had grasped at a straw.

"Ms. Lou, I hope you can calm down. What I'm about to say may be difficult for you to accept, but this is the final decision made by the leadership. I hope you can accept this final decision calmly."

Seeing Lou Xiao'e's agitation, the factory manager was afraid that if he directly revealed the factory's decision...

It would make Lou Xiao'e faint, which was also a way to give Lou Xiao'e a heads-up beforehand.

Upon hearing the factory director's words, Lou Xiao'e seemed to freeze in place, remaining silent.

"According to the investigation results of the inspection team, Xu Damao went to show a movie that night, ate dinner and drank alcohol at a villager's house. In other words, Xu Damao should bear all the consequences of this incident personally."

"Because he made a mistake due to drinking, resulting in serious consequences, the factory is only willing to contribute two hundred yuan as the cost of purchasing a new projector, while Comrade Xu Damao will have to come up with the remaining six hundred yuan himself."

Chapter 146 Misfortunes Never Come Singly

"In addition, Comrade Xu Damao will be placed on probation at the factory for two years. If he commits any further offenses during this period, he will be dismissed."

The factory manager read out the final disciplinary decision issued by the factory in an orderly manner.

“Ms. Lou, since the person mainly responsible for this matter is Xu Damao, the factory’s punishment for him is already very lenient. According to past practice, anyone who causes loss of public property due to personal negligence will be dismissed.”

The factory manager comforted him.

"I understand, thank you, leader."

Lou Xiao'e said haltingly.

"I have also spoken with the higher-ups about this matter. Given that Xu Damao is not yet out of danger, the punishment will be announced after he recovers. I hope you can prepare in advance."

After the factory manager finished speaking, he left the courtyard.

Misfortunes never come singly; the calamities just keep piling up.

Xu Damao hasn't even been able to raise the money for his surgery, and now, to make matters worse, he has to pay for a projector.

That's six hundred yuan. If it were when Lou Xiao'e was at home, it wouldn't have mattered.

A few hundred yuan is just regular pocket money.

But after they got married, they never saved any money.

They barely have enough to eat and wear, and there's no spare money to save.

In addition, she had a falling out with her family before, and none of them came to her wedding, let alone gave her a dowry.

It's still in the house where we used to live.

Now things are really messed up. Instead of receiving compensation from the factory, they've been asked for compensation for the projector.

Now the only option is to go back and ask my parents for help.

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Outside the Lou family's small Western-style building.